In soccer, there is the concept of a 50/50 ball. It means that you and your opponent have an equal chance to gain control of a ball that lies halfway between you. Coaches implore players to win 50/50 balls. In my soccer game this morning, I chased down a less than perfect defensive pass to the keeper running at full throttle and threw myself into the path of his clearance kick. The ball hit me in the right hip at point-blank range and looped back over the goalie and into the net for our first goal in a very tight match. Our team manager described it as winning a 20/80 ball (an all but lost cause) and it was a nice way to notch my first goal of the season. During my next shift, I nearly scored on a header but a head-to-head collision with my defender left me with a minor concussion. In a departure from past behavior, I decided to sit out the rest of the game based on all I now understand of concussion protocol. We did not score again until the closing minutes for a 2-0 win. After a long recovery nap, I joined Jeanine and another couple for outdoor dining at the Revolution Hall in Lexington followed by ice cream at Bedford Farms.